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1:45 PM ET, February 24, 2025

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Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
Memo: Lester Holt will step down as anchor of NBC Nightly News at the beginning of the summer, after a decade at the show; he will move full time to Dateline  —  Holt will move full time to NBC's news magazine show “Dateline” at the beginning of the summer.
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Sources: Joy Reid's evening news show on MSNBC, The ReidOut, is being canceled as part of an overhaul orchestrated by the network's new president Rebecca Kutler  —  Ms. Reid's 7 p.m. program will be replaced by a panel show co-hosted by Symone Sanders Townsend, Alicia Menendez and Michael Steele.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: Alex Wagner, who has hosted MSNBC's weekday 9pm ET show four days a week, is unlikely to return to her slot and is expected to be named a contributor  —  The NBCUniversal-backed cable network is expected to move the trio of Symone Sanders-Townsend, Alicia Menendez and Michael Steele …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: MSNBC chief Rebecca Kutler weighs more on-screen time for Jen Psaki and The Weekend hosts Symone Sanders-Townsend, Alicia Menendez, and Michael Steele
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NPR:
A look at some of the fringe, far-right media figures taking on increased prominence at the White House as the Trump administration shuts out mainstream media  —  Fringe media figures are increasingly present at the White House and throughout the new administration, even as President Trump …
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The AP sues three Trump officials, alleging they violated the First and Fifth Amendments by banning AP reporters in retaliation for the use of “Gulf of Mexico”
The Guardian:
Some reporters in Myanmar and other places, who take extreme risks to document corruption and war crimes, fear for their future after Trump's USAID cuts  —  Organisations that take extreme risks to document atrocities, corruption and war crimes fear for their future after USAid cuts
Max Tani / Semafor:
A group of foreign correspondents launch Noosphere, a $20/month TikTok-like news app with content by independent journalists, after raising ~$1M  —  The Scoop  —  A group of experienced foreign correspondents are launching a new premium news platform designed to bundle the work of top independent journalists.
Pew Research Center:
Among US adults asked to name a news influencer, 3% said Philip DeFranco, 2% Tucker Carlson, 2% Ben Shapiro, 7% gave a media outlet, 42% didn't know or respond  —  About one-in-five U.S. adults (21%) say they regularly get news from news influencers on social media, according to our recent study.
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Ashley Flowers, creator of the weekly Crime Junkie podcast that reaches ~6M listeners, raised $40M, sources say in a deal valuing her company at $250M  —  Flowers hosts the second most popular show in the US.  Now she's brought on investors to take on YouTube, Hollywood and her biggest live tour yet.
Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
The BBC plans to make its Sounds app exclusive to UK audiences from spring 2025; users outside the UK can access BBC podcasts via the BBC's website and app  —  From ‘Global News Podcast’ and ‘World of Secrets’ to 'History's Heroes,' the move will “drive further engagement on our platforms …
Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Altice USA and MSG Networks reach a distribution agreement bringing back the regional sports network to Optimum TV subscribers, after losing access in January  —  After weeks of a publicity war that included tersely-worded public statements and demand letters from a number of government officials …
 
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